Overview

About KCNA

KCNA Badge Reference: https://www.credly.com/org/the-linux-foundation/badge/kcna-kubernetes-and-cloud-native-associate

The KCNA is a pre-professional certification designed for candidates interested in advancing to the professional level through a demonstrated understanding of kubernetes foundational knowledge and skills. The KCNA exam is intended to prepare candidates to work with cloud native technologies and pursue further CNCF credentials, including CKA, CKAD, and CKS. Reference: CNCF-KCNA

Domains & Competencies

Kubernetes Fundamentals 46%

• Kubernetes Resources

• Kubernetes Architecture

• Kubernetes API

• Containers

• Scheduling

Container Orchestration 22%

• Container Orchestration Fundamentals

• Runtime

• Security

• Networking

• Service Mesh

• Storage

Cloud Native Architecture 16%

• Autoscaling

• Serverless

• Community and Governance

• Roles and Personas

• Open Standards

Cloud Native Observability 8%

• Telemetry & Observability

• Prometheus

• Cost Management

Cloud Native Application Delivery 8%

• Application Delivery Fundamentals

• GitOps

• CI/CD

To learn more about KCNA, visit: https://training.linuxfoundation.org/certification/kubernetes-cloud-native-associate/